Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication

Communicating effectively and consistently with students can help them feel at ease during their learning experience and provide the instructor with a communication trail to track the course's progress. This workshop will take you through constructing an engaging course container to facilitate effective communication.

1. EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION
By Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Constructing Your
Course Container for
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference 2024

2. Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Wife
Mommy
Educator
Business Owner
About me
Chevy
Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference | June 11 - 12, 2024

3. Ice Breaker 2
Ice Breaker 1
OR

4. Crafty Double Cover
Dusty Lone-Star
OR

5. Segment 2
Moodle’s Mount Orange School
https://school.moodledemo.net/
Select: teacher
Click: Login as 'teacher', password 'moodle'
Type for Login: teacher
Type for the password: moodle
Click: Digital Literacy
NB: The course will reset every few minutes
Segment 1
Pen and Paper

6. Overview
1
2
3
6
ANNOUNCEMENTS
WELCOME
BACKDROP
WHAT IS EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION?
7
ACTIVITY COMPLETION
8
CHECK-INS
Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference | June 11 - 12, 2024
4
5
FACILITATOR
FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS (FAQS)
9
10
SUMMARY
REFERENCES

7. Backdrop
Students Are:
Anxious
(especially first-year undergraduate students)
John
Jane
Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference | June 11 - 12, 2024

8. Backdrop
Educators:
Lose track of students
Forget what was communicated
My Aim:
Facilitate students as best as possible to
complete their courses
Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference | June 11 - 12, 2024

9. Keep track of communications and
students’ progress
Educators
Finding A Balance
Guide them without having to meet with
each student one-on-one
Students
Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference | June 11 - 12, 2024

10. SDG4
SDG4 is a commitment to "ensure inclusive and
equitable quality education and promote lifelong
learning opportunities for all." This goal is a
pivotal driver for positive change, emphasising
the transformative power of education in
fostering a sustainable and equitable world.
As educators, we should ensure that our
actions will assist ALL students, despite their
experiences.

11. What Is Effective
Communication?
Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference | June 11 - 12, 2024

12. What Is Effective
Communication?
“When communication is effective, it leaves all parties involved
satisfied and feeling accomplished. By delivering messages clearly,
there is no room for misunderstanding or alteration of messages,
which decreases the potential for conflict.”
Stevenson University Online
Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference | June 11 - 12, 2024

13. Welcome
Facilitator
FAQs
Announcements
Activity Completion
Check-Ins
Provide students with
answers to questions they
usually ask from one instance
to the next of the course.
Information on the facilitator,
including contact information.
Include your qualifications and
your why.
Prepare a message to the top of
the course container introducing
them to your course.
satisfied & accomplished
Message students one-on-one
if they have fallen behind in
completing class activities.
Allow students to check off if
they have completed an activity
to track students progress.
Weekly announcements will help
students adequately prepare for
classes, and a roundup will
summarise a class's activities for
that week.
Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference | June 11 - 12, 2024

14. Think Square Share
Welcome Message
Course Code
Course Title
Summary of Assignments
Tools For The Course
What You’ll Need To Do To Be Successful
Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference | June 11 - 12, 2024
Individual (1 min)
Square (2 mins)
Share (2 mins)

15. You can also add the text
directly to the top of your course
container, allowing you to edit
the information easily.
Example
(see following slides)
Create an interactive slideshow
that is moving but can also be
easily edited.
Example1
Example 2
Video
I pointed my camera to myself
and spoke into the camera as
though speaking to the students.
Colleagues have prepared a
video introducing their course.
Post it on YouTube and add it as a
clickable link within Moodle to be
embedded in your page.
Example
How To Add The YouTube Video
Text
Slideshow
Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference | June 11 - 12, 2024

16. Think Square Share
Facilitator Information
Name
Educational Background
Experience
Your Why
Teaching Philosophy
Contact Information (preferred contact method)
Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference | June 11 - 12, 2024
Individual (1 min)
Square (2 mins)
Share (2 mins)

17. Qualifications &
Experience
Chevy
Chevonnese Chevers Whyte has
been an educator since 2010.
Her background in graphic design,
animation, IT, website design and
development, online marketing,
and business development has
allowed her to teach various
courses. She obtained her
Bachelor's of Science in
Information Technology, her
Master's of Business
Administration specialising in
Marketing, and her Post-
Graduate Diploma in Education
and Training. She is now on the
journey to attain her
PhD in Communication, focusing
on Animation Education. In
addition, she is one of two (2)
directors for the company Night
Vision Media Ltd. responsible for
the IPs, Abeeku and the maroons,
Melly and Delly, and more to
come. She also serves as the
Marketing Executive for the
Jamaica Animation Nation
Network. Her community also
expands into the Animation
Educator's Forum, ASIFA
Hollywood, and the Society of
Animation Studies.
Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference | June 11 - 12, 2024

18. To help others to be their best creative
self.
Execise in Find Your Why by Simon Sinek
My Why
Chevy
Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference | June 11 - 12, 2024

19. To utilise the constructivist method of teaching with
particular attention to Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal
Development, helping students to build on what they
know to create new knowledge
To create an environment for the students where it is
fun to learn
To assist in the professional development of students
To make students ready for the business world
To utilise modern technology to connect with students
To motivate students to go beyond the classroom as a
source of information
To create professionals who contribute to the industry
and ultimately to our society
Teaching Philosophy
Chevy
Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference | June 11 - 12, 2024

20. Message in Moodle/ VLE [PREFERRED METHOD OF CONTACT]
Skype:
Email: send a message in addition to the email
Telephone: In case of emergencies, only from 1 pm to 3 pm
Mondays to Fridays
WhatsApp: text messages only (no guarantee that response
rate will be faster than a message in VLE)
Please note: When contacting me, state your name, ID# and
the course your question is concerning.
Contact
Chevy
Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference | June 11 - 12, 2024

21. https://prezi.com/view/fyWlq6oPGuXfHiZgDw9A/
Other Examples
Chevy
Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference | June 11 - 12, 2024

22. Think Square Share
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Software Needed For The Course
Hardware Needed For The Course
Tools Needed For The Course
Assignments
Access To Labs
etc.
Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference | June 11 - 12, 2024
Individual (1 min)
Square (2 mins)
Share (2 mins)

23. Frequently Asked Questions
https://docs.google.com/docume
nt/d/1Ux7DCt39Vc1nigeCF3ny4Xx
v8cIEOpnt2T1k3xIDQsk/edit?
usp=sharing
Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference | June 11 - 12, 2024

24. Think Square Share
Announcements and Roundups
What will be your first message?
What occurred during today’s session?
Summarise the activities and what they should have learned.
What will be discussed in the next class? List the discussion
questions.
What do they need to carry for the next class?
How can they prepare for the next class?
Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference | June 11 - 12, 2024
Individual (1 min)
Square (2 mins)
Share (2 mins)

25. Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference | June 11 - 12, 2024

26. Moodle’s Mount Orange School
Activity Completion
Add Activity Completion to activities you want your students to
participate in and help you track their progress:
formative assessments
forums
assignments
Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference | June 11 - 12, 2024
5 mins

27. Activity Completion
https://youtu.be/5-jbW36OU6s?si=HY1xhVSOkhF8UDt_
Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference | June 11 - 12, 2024

28. Moodle’s Mount Orange School
Moodle Message
Message students:
activity completion
assignment follow up
absent from classes
etc.
Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference | June 11 - 12, 2024
Individual (1 min)
Square (2 mins)
Share (2 mins)

29. Moodle Message
https://youtu.be/v-Vcf5aNCjg?si=fPi79V-D4DQ6GJIb
Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference | June 11 - 12, 2024

30. Welcome
Facilitator
FAQs
Announcements
Activity Completion
Check-Ins
What were the
key things that
stood out for
you?
Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference | June 11 - 12, 2024

31. The core of all of this is communication.
The technology is secondary. However,
you can leverage the technology to make
students feel satisfied and accomplished
with their educational journey and
provide you, as an educator, with ways to
track student progress.
Summary
Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference | June 11 - 12, 2024

32. Contact Me
https://lnk.bio/chevonnese.whyte
Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference | June 11 - 12, 2024

33. Session Evaluation and Handout
https://forms.office.com/r/XkkBr0p79U
https://www.slideshare.net/ChevonneseWh
yte/presentations
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1049
KbxGcU_w4HhqBxvHlyhoPky5GjnuF?
usp=sharing
Use the form
Handouts

34. Thanks!
That’s All Folks!!!
Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference | June 11 - 12, 2024

35. References
Amazon.com: Find Your Why: A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team (Audible Audio Edition): Simon Sinek, Simon Sinek, Stephen Shedletzky, Penguin
Audio: Audible Books & Originals. (n.d.). Retrieved 4 June 2024, from link
Animation Welcome. (n.d.). Prezi.Com. Retrieved 10 June 2024, from https://prezi.com/view/fyWlq6oPGuXfHiZgDw9A/
Chevonnese Chevers Whyte (Director). (2016, September 4). CS112 Intro Video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr_9WwSqM6A
Jill. (2022, June 16). Cowboy Name Generator | Free Printable. Field Trip Texas. https://fieldtriptx.com/cowboy-name/
Pinterest. (n.d.). Pinterest. Retrieved 4 June 2024, from https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/282178732892988903/
Session 0. (n.d.). Prezi.Com. Retrieved 10 June 2024, from https://prezi.com/view/7fDQhJbRib6zlBy7VHw9/
Spy Kids Name Generator | Top Secret Fun for Kids! (n.d.). Pinterest. Retrieved 4 June 2024, from https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/282178732892988903/
Stevenson University. (n.d.). Stevenson University. Retrieved 4 June 2024, from https://www.stevenson.edu/online/about-us/news/importance-effective-communication/
Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4) | #LeadingSDG4 | Education2030. (n.d.). Retrieved 10 June 2024, from https://www.unesco.org/sdg4education2030/en/sdg4
Constructing Your Course Container for Effective Communication | Chevonnese Chevers Whyte
Digital Pedagogies for Sustainable Development Conference | June 11 - 12, 2024